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Art Basel Week: A.R.E. Weapons, J.D. Samson at O.H.W.O.W., Dec. 2

Longtime legends of the lower-lower Manhattan underground, the quartet A.R.E. Weapons have been steadily chugging along since 1999, blasting out something along the lines of electro-rock as imagined by former punk rock types. The band's noisy assault of party-in-your-face found some near-mainstream ... More >>

South Florida's Possible Paperless Future

Despite how it might come off around here once in a while, Riptide deeply respects the duty of daily newspapers. Which is why the recent report of credit raters Fitch Ratings is worrying. Fitch predicts that many newspaper chains will default, dissolve, or be liquidated and that "several cities cou ... More >>

Joey's In The Wood

Joey's is a modern Italian cafe that opened December 1 at 2506 NW Second Ave. It is the first restaurant in the Wynwood Cafe District, a 14-square-block area that city commissioners approved in July. Miami leaders hope it will transform the arts district into something much more. I spoke to co-owne ... More >>

Mix Your Own Damn Granola

People can talk all they want about the economy falling apart, but when you see an upstart Miami based company stackin paper off selling cereal on the internet (talk about grippin' grain), you gotta say "hell, America's back." Check out this exclusive interview with one of three local cereal pioneer ... More >>

Most Obvious Press Conference Ever: "Please Don't Celebrate New Years with Guns"

Gun violence is never funny, but only in Miami would officials hold a rally to put an end to residents shooting off guns in the air to celebrate New Years titled "No More Stray Bullets." They even flew a giant sky banner over the county with the slogan. We're not mocking the message, just lamenting ... More >>

I Got Crabs in Everglades City

Wow, I am so ashamed of myself. I've lived in South Florida for 15 years, and until last weekend I'd never been to Everglades City, stone crab capital of the universe. This little one-horse town is a seafood-lover's wet dream, and it's barely two hours drive from the door of my Lake Worth shack to ... More >>

Food Stamp Nation - Florida Leads The Pack

The Miami Herald reports that "In the last two years, the number of Floridians on food stamps has increased more than 40 percent to 1.7 million. That increase is the highest in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture."The numbers read like this, 356,000 food stamp recipients liv ... More >>

Are You a Leg Man?

Just a reminder to mark your calendars: The Fellsmere Frog Legs Festival kicks off on January 15th and runs through the weekend to a grand finale at the Sunday Croaker Run. For my money Saturday the 17th looks like the best day to show if you're feeling competitive: three contests include Leap Fr ... More >>

Winners and Losers at the SoBe Wine & Food Fest Grand Tasting Village

Saturday and Sunday marked the South Beach Wine & Food Fest's premier event, the Grand Tasting Village, which cordoned off a huge strip of South Beach the size of three or four football fields and filled it with hundreds of restaurants, distributors, wine vendors, and wineries, all flinging so ... More >>

Kevin Burns Has a Campaign Gimmick Too

With a field for the 2010 Senate Race filled with a bunch of long shot candidates, everyone has to have a gimmick, because, hey, it worked for Walkin' Lawton Chiles and Bob "Work Days" Graham. Dan Gelber promises to complete 100 days of public service and buy up a million Google ads (net roots!). Ke ... More >>

Michael Jordan Buys A Humble Three Bedroom in Kendall

After OJ Simpson had to switch his residency to a prison pen, Kendall has been missing a sports star resident to call its own. Well, trading OJ Simpson for Michael Jordan would be a major coup. As first reported by The Palm Beach Post, it seems Michael Jordan and his 30 year-old Cuban-American beau ... More >>

New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands Finals Tonight

Tonight are the finals for the Miami New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands. If you haven't been following the action, one band will be flown to and put up in an NYC hotel and booked a show in the city for a Live Nation event.Tonight's finals bring you the siren-and-the-scientist-electro-sound-mach ... More >>

El Cristo Restaurant Serves Up Calle Ocho

EL CRISTO from Miami New Times on Vimeo.Though Little Havana is full of restaurants, yesterday's Calle Ocho festival saw many of Eighth Street's eateries closed for the party. El Cristo was wide open for business -- including a vendor tent out in front of the establishment serving roast chicken, fr ... More >>

Tesla Unveils New Model and GE Investment, Promises Miami Center is Coming

Since Riptide seems to be the premier destination for news about eco-friendly cars in Miami, here is your latest news: Tesla (the electric car company invested in by the men behind Google) unveiled a new sedan to complement their roadster. It's called the model S. They also promise that they'll open ... More >>

Free Lobster, Steak, Shrimp and Whiskey

Like food? Freeeeee Fooood? Well today is your lucky day. The American Society Of Professional Amateurs of Southern Florida are hosting a surf and turf dinner of epic proportions and everyone is invited. All interested guests should arrive in all black at the Miami River underpass at midnight. Pick ... More >>

News Roundup

Local Donte' Stallworth surrendered to police. [CBS4] The Miami planning board approved the permit for the Marlins stadium. [SFBJ] Miami-Dade Transit has no money, so it's trying to skim a little off the top of stimulus money that belongs to municipalities. [MiamiToday] HSBC (a bank) just signed a ... More >>

The Martinez Brothers Bring Their Soulful Bronx Groove South

Local Donte' Stallworth surrendered to police. [CBS4] The Miami planning board approved the permit for the Marlins stadium. [SFBJ] Miami-Dade Transit has no money, so it's trying to skim a little off the top of stimulus money that belongs to municipalities. [MiamiToday] HSBC (a bank) just signed a ... More >>

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Diary of a Flasher: The Real Truth Behind the Velvet Ropes

photo by Jipsy, nefariousgirl.com​To read past installments of Diary of a Flasher, click here. Let's be honest here for a second: I can't be as honest as I would like to be when it comes to what really happens when I am out and about shooting away the nightlife. As much as I'd love to share what I ... More >>

In Random, Very Important Music News: Buckethead Composes MJ Tribute

​In non-Miami related musical news, the very famous guitarist Buckethead has posted a wonderful tribute song to the memory of Michael Jackson.  Since I only really ever read music news on this blog, I hadn't really heard anything about MJ. An extensive Google search turned up nothing.  I ... More >>

Totó la Momposina y Sus Tabores

​In non-Miami related musical news, the very famous guitarist Buckethead has posted a wonderful tribute song to the memory of Michael Jackson.  Since I only really ever read music news on this blog, I hadn't really heard anything about MJ. An extensive Google search turned up nothing.  I ... More >>

Everybody Hates Chris

​In non-Miami related musical news, the very famous guitarist Buckethead has posted a wonderful tribute song to the memory of Michael Jackson.  Since I only really ever read music news on this blog, I hadn't really heard anything about MJ. An extensive Google search turned up nothing.  I ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Tiger Woods Ranks Higher Than Jesus Christ and Santa Claus on Google

Image via Nevada Tumbleweed's Flickr/CC 2.0​Tiger Woods will probably upstage Jesus Christ at every Christmas church sermon this holiday season, if we were to use Google as a gauge of human inquiry. At approximately 7 p.m. EST on Christmas Eve, the world golf champion garnered 50,000,000 return re ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Cutting Teeth" by Diamond Hymen, Playing the American Legion This Saturday

Photo by Jeremy Harris​In this 21st century world where even your grandmother's getting busy with the Facebooks, MySpacies, and Ashley Madisons, there's something mysterious and exotic and enticing about a young lady who can't be found anywhere on the interweb. So when a fanboy asks Google, Who is ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Social Media Club Shows You Can Set Your iPhone on Stun, Scotty

​Feb's Social Media Club meeting took place on Tuesday at Citrix headquarters in Fort Lauderdale. The theme was "Social Media Predictions for 2010." Predictions started long before when the club crowdsourced by asking others to post their predictions online by among other things, tweeting with the ... More >>

No Longer Censored

​Feb's Social Media Club meeting took place on Tuesday at Citrix headquarters in Fort Lauderdale. The theme was "Social Media Predictions for 2010." Predictions started long before when the club crowdsourced by asking others to post their predictions online by among other things, tweeting with the ... More >>

Google Turns 12: Top 12 Reasons We Want to Work There

Illustration by American painter Wayne Thiebaud, via Google​Google's gettin' old. It turns 12 this week and the more we think about it, the more we realize our favorite search engine has educated us. Whenever we can't think of the answer to something? "Google it." Whenever we need to find directio ... More >>

Eduardo Saverin, Miami-Raised Facebook Co-Founder, Explains How To Be a Billionaire

via Facebook, naturally. Eduardo Saverin​Eduardo Saverin's life is pretty damn sweet. He's only 26 and worth somewhere between $1.1 and $1.3 billion, all because he had an early part in the development of Facebook. He was born in Brazil, but grew up in Miami before heading to Harvard where he beca ... More >>

Moose Turd Cookies and Other Weird Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas

Google images​Sure most of us think of pumpkin pie for dessert on turkey day but there are plenty of others to choose from. So while Uncle Harry is devouring the last of the peach cobbler and Aunt Betty is stuffing her face with with apple pie, you might enjoy one of these odd little treats...Or a ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa at University of Miami December 3

Google images​Sure most of us think of pumpkin pie for dessert on turkey day but there are plenty of others to choose from. So while Uncle Harry is devouring the last of the peach cobbler and Aunt Betty is stuffing her face with with apple pie, you might enjoy one of these odd little treats...Or a ... More >>

FIU Online Courses Is The Top Google Search Term For 2010

​Justin Bieber, Chatroulette, and the iPad were the three fastest-rising search terms in 2010, according to Google's recently released annual zeitgeist report. Every year, Google analyzes billions of searches to reveal emerging trends in web surfing. The search giant breaks down the results by reg ... More >>

Google Recipes: We Typed in "Penis" So You Don't Have To

You're cooking what?​I love Google Recipes, the new search engine for cooks. Instead of Googling "pizza" and getting 300,000 places that deliver, the results will only include ways to actually make a pizza. Great idea! Hmmmm, I thought, If it works for "pizza," would it ... More >>

Cooking Tips for the College Bound

Ditch the pizza and get in the kitchen!​This one's for the college kids, the moms of college kids and, well, the ones who don't know how to cook. (

Google Offers Comes to Miami With Deals at Joe's Stone Crab, Fandango

Google Offers gets you into Joe's before it opens.​Google Offers is beta-testing its Miami deal site with an offer for Joe's Stone Crab. Which is unusual, because Joe's is one place that doesn't need to discount or advertise.Sign up with the site by October 5, and you'll have an opportunity to eat ... More >>

Five Tips For Faking Your Way Through A Wine Tasting

Lee Klein​Attending a wine tasting is supposed to be fun, a social means of sharing sips, spits, and thoughtful conversation. But for those who don't know the difference between a Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio, the experience can be one of self-consciousness and apprehension about coming across as g ... More >>